I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.

Monday-

Lindsey's Point of View-

The weekend had came and gone, it was just Cody and I this weekend and Dustin was supposed to be in tomorrow afternoon to pick us up from school but unfortunately it meant that today we had to catch the best. I sat at the dining room table staring at the bowl of cereal that was made poking at it with my spoon as my stomach was filled with nerves about my first day at the new school as Cody was downing his cereal and drink.

"You got to hurry up because we are going to miss the bus." Cody said as I nodded as I got up taking my bowl to the sink as I headed upstairs brushing my teeth and brushing my hair again before I grabbed my backpack that I had went through last night pulling it onto my shoulder as I headed down the stairs seeing Cody texting someone as he pulled his bag onto his shoulder along with pulling his keys out as I followed him outside letting him lock the door behind us and followed him to the bus stop, my nerves were higher than anything. "Here is money for lunch." Cody said handing me some cash as I shoved it into my pocket as we saw the bus pulling up.

"What's your phone number so I can text you?" I asked as he gave me that before we climbed up onto the bus watching as he was greeting people as he found a seat next to another jock that was on the wrestling team as I continued walking along the bus and I found an empty seat sliding in as I rested my bag on my lap as I looked out the window before glancing up seeing Cody looking back at me with a smirk as I smirked back before I let the bus drive us to my new school and got off the bus just staring at the three story building, 'Holy hell, how am I going to get to my classes with just five minutes between my classes?' I thought to myself considering there were now three floors filled with class rooms as I let out a breath as I saw Cody heading inside with his friends, but he kept looking over his shoulder at me as I made my way up the steps into the building as my hand gripped at my shoulder strap as my bag hung on just my one shoulder as I went inside the building seeing the halls filled with students and lockers as I began walking down the hall I saw Cody go down, when Cody got to a door he looked over his shoulder at me, even though there was tons of students between us our eyes met and he nodded towards the door as I looked at it and realized that must have been the office as I headed towards that door letting myself in as I saw that it wasn't that busy and I went up to the counter. "Hi, I'm Lindsey Green and today is my first day." I said as the receptionist nodded.

"Yes you are, Dustin told me about you and already got paperwork for you to take home for Dustin to fill out and-"

"He won't be home until tomorrow." I interrupted.

"I understand that, but I got you a schedule and your transcripts and you got an appointment with the counselor tomorrow during your free period to go over your plan." She said as I nodded.

"Sounds good…" I said as she handed me my schedule, paperwork and a map as I heard the bell ring as I let out a breath as I headed out of the office looking at my schedule and the map seeing my first class was on the top floor, "Great." I said as I ran up the stairs to the top floor sliding into the class room right when the bell rung. I stood there in the doorframe when I felt the door shutting behind me as all the students that were already in their claimed seats that I've presumed they have sat in all year by now and the teacher were staring at me as I slowly walked further into the room handing the teacher paperwork that I was to hand every teacher I came across that day before I headed down a row of desks to a desk that wasn't taken towards the middle of the room where I slid into it being told I had to stay after class to gather books for the class as I nodded as I sat there looking over my schedule for rest of the day seeing my free period was after lunch and wasn't sure what to do, I began to wonder if I had any similar classes to Cody and if I was even ready for any of these classes. I for once actually paid attention in this class with taking notes and highlighting them before the bell rung for what seemed no more than ten minutes after it had started. I gathered my things after staring at the clock for a little bit trying to understand how it got to that time as I walked up to the front of the room talking with the teacher where I was given my book along with work to catch me up as I then headed out of that room running down two sets of stairs to get to the bottom floor barely making it into the room when the bell rung again when I looked over the class this time as my eyes landed on Cody who was sitting there with who I assumed his friends since when I had entered the room he was laughing with them.

"May I help you?" The female teacher asked getting my attention as I turned to look at her when I headed towards her handing over the paperwork that she needed when she handed me the books and such telling me to take a seat in the only empty seat she had left in her room. I headed that way walking past where Cody sat only meeting his eyes momentarily as I slid past him, when I slid into my seat further back in his row I noticed he had followed me smiling and I smiled back as he then turned back in his seat to face forward. The teacher resumed their lessons, realizing it was Spanish, I let out a sigh knowing that this was the toughest subject besides math for me but I stood up when the bell rung sliding my bag onto my shoulder knowing it was our fifteen minute break and that was enough time for me to go to my locker sliding my books I got from the Spanish class in first but left my binders in hand. I saw Cody walked by with a few of his friends laughing as I guess I was kind of sidetracked by watching him when I felt someone smack at my binders forcing them fall from my grip, the papers inside of said binders slip out and scatter all over.

"Pick them up new girl…" The guy said as I looked up at the man that was wearing a varsity jacket and was obviously with the popular crew along with being on the football team as I stepped closer to him being face to face. "What are you going to do wimp? There is nothing you can do…." The guy said, "You are just going a nobody here…expect this everyday of your life loser…" He said laughing as I was huffing trying not to act the way I would normally act at my other school when I saw a hand slide between us pushing the guy back.

"What is going on here Jared?" Cody asked.

"What are you doing Cody?"

"I asked you first." Cody said as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"I was just showing the new girl a little game I like to call pick your shit off the ground." Jared dude said laughing.

"Oh really? You want to play games Jared?" Cody said as he let out a chuckle as he smiled as I stepped back a little not sure what was going on when Cody grabbed one of Jared's arms twisting it and was able to move Jared to where he was leaning forward with his face mere inches from the ground. "This game I like to call you pick up the girls things and apologize for being a dickhead." Cody said.

"Let me go!" Jared exclaimed as you could tell he was in pain as Cody tugged at the man's arms.

"Apologize." Cody said.

"I'm sorry!" Jared said.

"For what?" Cody asked.

"For…for knocking your stuff out of your hands….and calling you names…."

"Will it happen again?" Cody asked.

"No, never again…" Jared said as Cody let him go letting Jared drop to the ground as Jared was rushing to grab my things handing them to me before Jared took off.

"You didn't have to…"

"I know but he does that to every new person, most of the time I would just help them pick their things up but you, you are different…"

"Thanks…" I said as I turned around shutting my locker as I stormed off.

"What?!" Cody yelled after me as I ran a hand through my hair, "Wait, you dropped…never mind…" Cody said as I was happy Cody was there to do what he did so I wouldn't have any more problems with him hopefully but I could have handled it. I found a spot to relax for rest of the break before heading to my next class and rest of the day, I found my way around and was able to purchase lunch when it came to be and sat at a table by myself as I looked around catching Cody sitting with his friends and him glancing to me with a smile as I rolled my eyes as I got up leaving the cafeteria as I realized I had a free period after lunch which was spent in the library doing homework then onto my last period that was shared with Cody. After that class, I headed to my locker putting up books that I won't need to take home tonight since I had completed the work during my free period turning around heading out of the school to find the bus to take me home as I saw Cody loading up on a bus, he stopped turning to look around and when our eyes met he gave me a nod as I nodded as I headed over to that bus climbing onto it and walked along finding a seat to ride the bus home and got off when Cody got off, I put my ear buds in as I listened to music as I walked a way back from Cody and his friends not minding at all as I walked up the driveway to the front door pushing it open knowing that it was unlocked since I saw Cody go in a few moments prior going straight up to my room setting my bag aside as I plopped onto my bed getting comfortable pulling my first book out to begin working on the reading when I heard a knock at the door.

"It's open." I said knowing it was Cody.

"Hey…are you mad at me?" Cody asked as he leant against the door frame as I shrugged. "Why are you mad?"

"Because Cody, I don't need you protecting me from those guys at school…people are going to talk and tease and crap because I am the new kid…I don't want special treatment, and I know it was nice of you and thank you for coming to my aide but yet it just added more to the embarrassment…"

"But I couldn't let you punch the guy and get you suspended on your first day, Dustin would have been more pissed if he heard that." Cody said as he walked further into the room.

"What makes you think I was going to punch him?" I asked as I put my book down against my legs as I looked up at him as he smirked, "Maybe I was…but still…you didn't get in trouble, what was to say I would have?"

"Jared, he's a tough guy but he won't turn me in but you…he would have…" Cody said as he sat down on the bed, "So you're welcome and if he does it again, let me know and I'll handle it…"

"Is he like afraid of you or something?" I asked curiously.

"I've known him since I was in kindergarten so I know a lot of embarrassing things and I've always had the upper hand on him and he thinks he's tough but I lift more than him in weight lifting so yeah…" Cody said shrugging.

"Does that make you unpopular then?" I asked curiously.

"Far from it…you are the most unpopular person right now until you man up and start hanging out with me…"

"Like that would ever happen, don't I get enough of you at home?" I asked sarcastically.

"You're probably right…but you forgot something today in the hall…"

"What did I forget?" I asked trying to recollect what I could have dropped and missed.

"Let me go get it…" He said as he got up leaving my room and came back with a sheet of paper handing it over seeing part of the comic I was drawing.

"My comic…" I said as I reached out to grab it from him but he moved it from my grasp.

"You drew this? It's pretty damn good…do you want to be a comic artist?"

"No…" I said.

"If you don't want to be a comic book artist, then what do you want to do because to be honest, these are pretty amazing…that is obviously Dustin, that looks a hell of a lot like you and I can only assume that is your mom…" Cody said as he was pointing at the different people that were drawn on the comic strips as I reached for it trying to tug it from his grasp but he was refusing to let me grab it. "Or maybe you want to do design in general…you know wrestling has a lot of design in it…for the Kid's magazine to the t-shirts to their website…" Cody said.

"Speaking of wrestling, don't you have wrestling practice?" I asked trying to change the subject.

"Not today, I got theater tomorrow after school if you want to hang around afterwards, its auditions so I'll try to get in and out but I make no promises." Cody said.

"What play?" I asked curiously.

"I don't know yet…here is your comic, nice defense on getting it out of me, and you know I'm going to tell Dustin."

"Tattle tale." I said as I rolled my eyes grabbing it from him as I put it with rest of my comic that I had drew.

"You have a whole comic drawn…may I read it?" Cody asked as he must have saw it.

"Only if you let me read one of the ones from your collection." I said as I could tell he was contemplating it as he nodded.

"Deal, which one?"

"Spiderman, Edition 110." I said.

"Good choice." Cody said as he got up going to his room bringing it back still in its plastic cover and in perfect condition. "You better not ruin it because it's still in perfect condition and I would like to keep it that way." Cody said.

"I ask the same of you with mine, especially since isn't binded and more sensitive than this one." I said as Cody nodded as I handed him what I had and he handed me the Spider-Man comic I had requested as I sat there reading the comic as Cody did the same, he sat on the ground leaning back against my bed as I sat on my bed leaning against the wall with my legs bent resting the comic against my legs flipping page after page when I had finished reading that specific page.

"Have you drawn or wrote any other comics?" Cody asked as he turned to look up at me.

"Possibly." I said smirking as I looked over at him.

"I must read." Cody said as I chuckled.

"It's fair because that one is unfinished." I said as I searched through my bag handing him a finished product as I went back to reading after handing that one over to him to read as we finished reading the two comics we currently held in hand before we went back to work on our homework and promised to make this a nightly thing and I knew that meant I needed to work on my comics more if he planned on reading more of them which led to me work on drawing the comic that I hadn't finished yet this time to draw Cody in it and include the incident at school.